How to make windows batch file pause when double-clicked?

Question

Hi.

I've written a batch file to automate some tasks. I can run it from a command window and it runs and displays results. If I double click it from explorer though, it runs and terminates immediately so I can't see the results.

Is there a way I can make batch file window stay open until I dismiss it if I started it by double-clicking the icon?

I don't want to have to pass a /nopause parameter or something when I call a batch file from the command line. I'd like a solution where I can use the batch file without having to do anything too special?

Thanks.

NOTE I don't want it to pause when running from the command line!! I may call this batch file from another batch file to carry out a load of operations. In that case I can't be sitting there to keep hitting enter.

Ideally it would be best if I can put some code in the batch file so it can work out where it was started from, and then pause or not as appropriate.

Answer 1

Use:

cmd /K myBatch.bat

as your shortcut.

Answer 2

Hi,

use "pause" in the batch file at the end, and it will wait for the user input

HTH

Answer 3

Would the pause command work?

Microsoft Documentation on pause

Answer 4

at the end of file print

pause

it will wait for anykey input

Answer 5

you can just add params to the batch call and handle conditionally pause statement in your batch. So when started from command line or dblclick the batch can pause, when called from others batches with a /nopause param don't pause.